In the fall of 2020, Tesla showed the 4680 battery cells developed together with Panasonic, which, solely due to layout changes, promised to reduce the cost of charge storage and increase the specific capacity. In California, Tesla’s experimental line has already produced more than a million of these battery cells. Tesla spoke about overcoming the… More
The Fair Trade Commission, South Korea’s top antitrust agency, has launched an investigation into Tesla. The American automaker is suspected of deliberately overestimating the range on a single battery charge. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine Auto with reference to Reuters. Among such models, in particular, is the state employee Tesla Model 3. The official website… More
A Genesis is to Hyundai what a Lexus is to Toyota: a posher, plusher, more expensive offshoot eyeing BMW and Audi sales that the more humdrum cars from the mothership wouldn’t get anywhere near. So far Genesis has concentrated on conquering the USA, but it’s recently dipped a toe into Europe with brash saloons and… More
Tesla is recalling 578,607 electric cars sold in the US. According to Reuters, citing the US National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the reason is the Boombox function, which allows you to play music and other sounds through an external speaker, including while driving. Because of it, pedestrians may not hear the approaching car and even… More
Tesla has again been accused of ignoring worker complaints and creating a hostile work environment at its California facilities. This time around, Kylene Barker accused the company of “inciting” racism and ignoring racist and homophobic slurs and physical harm she suffered while working for the company. 25-year-old Barker was hired by a recruitment agency to… More
The American Automobile Association has tested autonomous driver attention monitoring systems to determine their effectiveness. Modern cars are equipped with two types of such systems. In the first case, a set of sensors monitors the frequency of rotation of the steering wheel. The second technology allows you to track the movement of the driver’s eyes…. More
Tesla will recall almost 54,000 Full Self-Driving (Beta) electric cars in the US. The autonomous driving system does not respond to the stop sign at intersections, causing the car to continue moving. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine Auto with reference to Reuters. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall applies to… More
Tesla is expanding its Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program to open its own network of Supercharger fast charging stations for electric vehicles from other automakers. From now on, it extends to France and Norway. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine Auto with reference to Electrek. Tesla took the first step in allowing “foreign” electric cars of other… More
The Tesla Model S has failed safety tests conducted by the German Association for Technical Inspection TUV. The thematic publication Autoevolution writes about this. It is known that only four models of electric cars that are available on the German automotive market were included in the statistics of the TUV study. The publication reminds that… More
People at Tesla factories will be replaced by Optimus humanoid robots in the near future. The new development could solve the problem of labor shortage in the US. It is reported by Fortune with reference to the head of Tesla Elon Musk. Elon Musk believes that in the future, a project called Optimus can become… More